Cognitive Difficulties

from "Life After Stroke" · host Christopher Ewing

Send us Fan Mail On this week's show, we chat with Dr. Annette Swain, a clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in cognitive difficulties following a stroke. Topics covered in this episode include: - Following a stroke, what area of the brain is more prone to cause cognitive difficulties? - Do all strokes cause some type of cognitive difficulty? - What type of cognitive difficulties happen the most following a stroke? - What is actually happening in the brain during a stroke that causes cognitive difficulties? - Oxygen deficiency vs. nutrient deficiency - Dysarthria and Aphasia - Exercises that can help alleviate cognitive difficulties - Can cognitive difficulties still improve years after a stroke? - Importance of mental stimulation and much more! Dr. Swain's website: http://neuropsychologyla.com "Life After Stroke" is a hit radio show hosted by Emmy Award winning TV host, motivational speaker, and stroke survivor, Christopher Ewing. Join our weekly online stroke support groups! Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info and to sign up! “Life After Stroke” is a production of the Hang On To The Dream Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping people reach their goals in life. For more information, or to make a donation, just go to www.hangontothedream.org. Be sure to download The Stroke Channel TV app, FREE in the Google Play and iTunes App stores! Also, The Stroke Channel is now on television on Roku and Amazon Fire TV! Roku and Amazon Fire TV are the leading television platforms seen in millions of households around the world! So for news, information, therapeutic exercises, entertainment and more, all centered on Stroke, be sure to tune into The Stroke Channel, now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV! Join stroke survivors from across the country and around the world during the “4th Annual Life After Stroke Support Group Cruise", November 9 to November 13, 2026 aboard Royal Caribbean’s beautiful Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, leaving round trip from Los Angeles, California, making port stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico! Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info! Support the show

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